Ambrose Chapel
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Ambrose Chapel is a historic Methodist
chapel
located at Stotlers Crossroads
, Morgan County, West Virginia
. It was built in 1851 and is a 1 1/2-story rectangular building with hewn log framing, stone foundation, and metal roof. Also on the property is a cemetery with over 100 burials dating from the mid-19th century to about 1920.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1998.
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
located at Stotlers Crossroads
Stotlers Crossroads, West Virginia
Stotlers Crossroads is a small unincorporated hamlet in southeastern Morgan County, West Virginia. It is situated along Winchester Grade Road between the South and Middle Forks of Sleepy Creek on the eastern flanks of Highland Ridge...
, Morgan County, West Virginia
Morgan County, West Virginia
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, it's population was 17,541. Its county seat is Berkeley Springs. The county is one of three in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. It was built in 1851 and is a 1 1/2-story rectangular building with hewn log framing, stone foundation, and metal roof. Also on the property is a cemetery with over 100 burials dating from the mid-19th century to about 1920.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1998.